Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shimane prefecture (島根県; Shimane-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is Matsue. Shimane prefecture (島根県) Shimane prefectural symbol Capital Matsue Region: Chugoku Island: Honshu Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 18th 6,707.29 km² 2.7% Population  - Total (Oct 1, 2000)  - Density Ranked 46th 761,503 114/km² Districts: 12 Municipalities: 49 ISO 3166-2: JP-32 Symbols Pref. Flower: Moutan peony (Paeonia suffruticosa) Pref. Tree: Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) Pref. Bird: Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) Table of contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links History Geography Cities Gotsu Hamada Hirata Izumo Masuda Matsue (capital) Oda Yasugi Districts Hikawa Hikawa Hikawagun Koryo Sada Taisha Taki Iishi Akagi Iishigun Kakeya Mitoya Tonbara Yoshida Kanoashi Kakinoki Kanoashigun Muikaichi Nichihara Tsuwano Mino Hikimi Minogun Mito Naka Asahi Kanagi Misumi Nakagun Yasaka Nima Nima Nimagun Yunotsu Nita Nita Nitagun Yokota Nogi Hakuta Hirose Nogigun Oki Ama Chibu Fuse Goka Nishinoshima Okigun Saigou Tsuma Ochi Daiwa Hasumi Iwami Kawamoto Mizuho Ochi Ochigun Sakurae Ohara Daito Kamo Kisuki Oharagun Yatsuka Higashiizumo Kashima Mihonoseki Shimane Shinji Tamayu Yakumo Yatsuka Economy Demographics Culture Tourism Prefectural symbols Miscellaneous topics External links Official Shimane prefecture homepage (requires a PDF Reader) Prefectures of Japan This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.